Izzie
A diminutive form of the Hebrew name Isabelle, meaning "devoted to God".
Name Census estimates that about 286 living Americans carry the first name Izzie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Izzie today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Izzie births was 2022 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Izzie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Izzie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
286
~ 1 in 1,198,442 Americans
Peak year
2022
29 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,727
Tracked since 1891
Census
Izzie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 337 people with the first name Izzie, which placed it at #27,242 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,242
National first-name rank
People counted
337
337 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Izzie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Izzie is White at 68.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.1%) and Black (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Izzie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Izzie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.0% · 229
- Hispanic or Latino13.1% · 44
- Black or African American9.8% · 33
- Two or more races6.5% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3
Popularity
Izzie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Izzie from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 134 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Izzie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Izzie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Izzies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Izzie
The name Izzie is a diminutive form of the Hebrew name Isobel, which means "devoted to God". It is believed to have originated in the Middle Ages, sometime around the 12th or 13th century. The name Isobel was derived from the Hebrew name Elisheba, which was the name of Aaron's wife in the Old Testament.
The earliest known record of the name Izzie dates back to the late 16th century in England. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Izzie was Izzie Wilkins, an English poet born in 1587. She was known for her works that celebrated nature and the beauty of the countryside.
In the 17th century, Izzie became a popular name among the Puritans in New England. One notable figure from this time was Izzie Winthrop, born in 1628, who was the daughter of John Winthrop, the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She played a significant role in the early settlement and development of the colony.
During the Victorian era in the 19th century, the name Izzie experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly in the United Kingdom. One famous bearer of the name from this time was Izzie Tennyson, born in 1809, who was the wife of the renowned English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. She was known for her support and encouragement of her husband's literary pursuits.
In the 20th century, Izzie continued to be a popular name, particularly in the United States. One notable figure was Izzie Stein, born in 1874, who was an American writer, poet, and art collector. She was a influential figure in the Modernist movement and played a crucial role in promoting the works of avant-garde artists such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.
Another famous Izzie from the 20th century was Izzie Curie, born in 1897, who was a French physicist and chemist. She was the daughter of the renowned scientists Marie and Pierre Curie and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for her work on radioactivity.
People
Izzie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Izzie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Izzie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Izzie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 286 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Izzie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,198,442 US residents.
Is Izzie a common name?
We classify Izzie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 293 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Izzie most popular?
The single biggest year for Izzie was 2022, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Izzie is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Izzie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 337 people with the name Izzie, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,242 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Izzie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Izzie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Izzie leans strongly female. 319 people counted with this name were female (94.1%), compared with 20 male bearers (5.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Izzie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Izzie is White at 68.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.1%) and Black (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Izzie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Izzie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.0% (229 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Izzie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Izzie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Izzie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Izzie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Izzie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Izzie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Izzie?
You can see how many people share the name Izzie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.